ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Deauthenticate

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Deauthenticate is a verb meaning (transitive) To reject as authentic; to falsify or disprove.

Meaning

(transitive) To reject as authentic; to falsify or disprove.

More Meanings

  1. (transitive, computing) To revoke the authentication of; to cause no longer to be authenticated.

Example Sentences

In the hand of what person soever it be alleged by the witness to be, a case may happen in which it may be material (though at the expense of a distinct enquiry) to authenticate or deauthenticate it by ulterior evidence.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include disauthorize, disauthorise, disverify, delegitimize, disaccredit, repudiate.

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